Archive for December, 2011
Peppermint phyto-power!
Peppermint isn’t just for candy canes, holiday desserts or toothpaste! Peppermint (known in the botanical world as Mentha balsamea Willd) is actually a hybrid of the watermint and spearmint plants. Health benefits Some of the many purported health benefits of peppermint leaves or oils include: Alleviating symptoms of Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), such as bloating, abdominal cramping, constipation [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )Sugar-coated Corn Syrup Frosty flakes (aka “cereal”)
“But 50 years of nutrition research has confirmed that sugar is actually the single most health-destructive component of the standard American diet. The fact that a children’s breakfast cereal is 56 percent sugar by weight – and many others are not far behind – should cause national outrage.” — Dr. Andrew Weil The Environmental Working [...]
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